Archives for March 2014

We just finished watching the March 12th episode of CSI, and yet again, it involved something relating to audio recording. Usually it’s some totally impossible “isolating background sound” from a mono recording made on a phone or some other lo-fi device. They always seem to be able to remove everything but the exact sound that…… See More

On last night’s Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon had one of my all-time favorite singers – Billy Joel – on the show. They did something really, REALLY cool. They used an iPad looping app to create a 4-part harmony doo-wop group with just the 2 of them right there at the desk. See the video below.…… See More

When Beck sang “Wave” on SNL last night (Mar 1st, 2014), he did something unusual. He sang into a large diaphragm condenser (LDC) microphone for a live performance. These mics are typically used only for recording – usually vocals. Singers usually use dynamic microphones for performing live, as Beck did on his first song, “Blue…… See More